Great Olympians

Biographies - ROV


Luigi Rovati

B. 1904-11-24, Cinisello Balsamo, Italy; D. 1989-03-08
Boxing (1 silver)
1932 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+79.4 kg) silver 6000
6000


Olavi Antero Rove

B. 1915-07-29, Helsinki, Finland; D. 1966-05-22
Gymnastics (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
1948 1952 HP
Men's Individual All-Around 10th 42nd 100
Men's Team All-Around gold bronze 2240
Men's Floor Exercise 47th 63rd -
Men's Horse Vault silver 110th 1000
Men's Parallel Bars 10th 19th 25.4
Men's Horizontal Bar 24th 23rd 0.104
Men's Rings 9th 29th 40.004
Men's Pommeled Horse 23rd 57th 0.064
3405.572


Nino Rovelli

B. 1917-06-10, Solbiate Olona, Italy; D. 1990-12-30
Bobsleigh
1948 HP
Men's Four 11th 48
48


Gian Mario Roveraro

B. 1936-05-24, Albenga, Italy; D. 2006-07-05
Athletics - Track & Field
1956 HP
Men's High Jump QU:23rd 0.384
0.384


Ángel Rovere

B. 1897, represented Argentina
Weightlifting
1924 HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) 11th 96
96


Luciano Rovere

B. 1908, represented Argentina
Aquatics - Water Polo
1928 HP
Men's Water Polo R1 80
80


Rovnyai János

B. 1951-06-28, Leányfalu, Hungary
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1976 HP
Men's Super-Heavyweight (+100 kg) sixth 960
960


Leif Rovsing

Olympic Competitor nr 5178


Written 2012-03-05 - last modified 2023-01-01

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